Box-couch opener.



No. aa3,387. Patented Oct; 9o.

G. E. BEDELL' BOX COUCH OPENER.

(Application filed Est' 80, 1900.)

(No Model.)

`ject I accomplish in the manner and by the ITED STATES PATENT rraca,

GEORGE EDGAR BEDELL, OF HERKIMER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ARTHUR C. MOSES, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

BOX-COUCH OPEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters ?atent NO. 683,887, dated October 1, 1901.

Application filed March 30, 1900.

To ctZZ whom it may concrn:

Be it known that I, GEORGE EDGAR BEDELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Herkimer, in the county of Herkimer, State of New York, have invented new-and useful Improvements in BoX-Conch Openers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to openers for boxcouches, and has for its object certain improvements in that class of openers wherein the rear edge of the lid is brought forward as the latter rises.

My invention is pecnliarly, though not necessarily, applicable to the constrnction disclosed in Letters Patent No. 676,215, granted to me June 11, 1901, wherein the actnatingsprings are located and concealed within the conch-lid, the present device being applied to the two-part lifting-levers therein shown and Operating in combination therewith to bring the rear side or edge of the lid forward as the front side of the latter rises. This obmeans hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view of a box-conch having my improved Construction therein, the conch -lid being shown raised and the interior end of the conch being broken away to disclose the mechanism. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the lid closed. Fig. 3 is a top plan View of one end of the body portion of the conch, showing the lid-lifting mechanisn therein, the lid and lifting-spring being removed.

Similar nnmerals of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views.

In the said drawings the reference-nnmeral l denotes the body portion, and 2 the nphol stered lid of the conch, the said parts being of the nsnal Construction. A lever, consisting of two arms 3 and 4, pivoted together at 5, forms the means for aiding in raising the lid 2, the arm 3 being pivoted at its lower end i at 6 in the body portion 1, while the arm 4 is pivoted intermediate its length at '7 to the lid 2 and has attached to its npper free end a coiled spring 8, running forward and attached at its other end to the lid 2 at 9, as shown. .Also pivoted to the body portion 1 and lid 2 Serial No. 10,863. (No model.)

that disclosed in my application hereinbefore referred to-that is to say, said spring occupies a partially-inactive position with respect to the lid when the latter is closed and is adapted to increase its lifting tension thereon as said lid is raised. It will be observed, however, that as there is no hingedoonnection between the body portion and the lid when the front side of said lid is raised manually and the arm 3 of the lifting-lever moves toward a vertical position its stnd 14:, engaging in the slot 13 of guiding-lever 12, canses the latter to lift the rear side of the lid 2 bodily, and as the distance between the pivotal points 10 and 11 of said lever 12 is fixed said rear 'side of the lid will be drawn forward, so that the upholstered portion will at no time project to the rear of the conch-body, thus enabling the lid to be raised without moving the conch away from the wall of the room, where they are usually located.

By referring to Fig. 3 it will be observed that the end board of the body portion 1 of the conch is slotted at 15 to receive the lower portions of the actuating-levers, so that the pivot-points 6 and 10 will not be visible and an absolutely nnobstrncted interior afforded for the body portion. The pivot-points 7 and 11 and the spring 8 are also completely concealed from View in the lid by the mnslin or other covering for the under side of the lid usually employed in these articles.

i While I have shown and described but one set of levers and spring, it will of course be nnderstood that such meohanism is duplicated at the other end of the conch, as is nsnal in devices of this character.`

WhileI have described my present construction as an improvement over that disclosed in my Letters Patent hereinbefore referred to, wherein the spring 8 is connected to the upper end of the arm 4, still I` do not Wish to limit myself to such Construction, as

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it is apparent that the said spring may be 10- cated in the body portion of the couch, as Will be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a box-conch, the combination With the body portion and the lid thereof, of a lifting-lever pivoted to the body portion and to the lid and forned of two parte pivoted together, and :L guiding-lever also pivoted to the body portion and to the lid and having a, novable connection with the lifting-leve',su bstantially as set forth.

2. In a box-conch, the combination with the body portion and the lid thereof, of a lifting-lever pivoted to the body portion and to the lid and formed of two parts hinged together, a guiding-lever also pivoted to the bodyportion and to the lid and having a movable connection With the lifting-lever, and zt spring occupying a partially-inactive position with respect to the lid When the Same is closed and adapted to increase its tension thereon as the latter is raised, substantially as set forth.

3. In :t box-conch, the conbination With the body portion, and the lid thereof, of a lifting-lever pivoted to the body portion and to the lid and formed of two parts pivoted together, and a guidng-lever also pivoted to the body portion and to the lid and having a slotted engagement intermediate its length With the lower arm of the lifting-lever, Whereby the Upward movement of the latter carries With it the rear end of said guiding-lever and the real' edge of the conch, snbstantially as set forth.

In testimony Whereof I have herennto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE EDGAR BEDELL.` XVitnesses:

PERCY B. HILLS, ALLAN XV. Foosn. 

